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HYBE

HYBE Co., Ltd.
formerly Big Hit Entertainment
📅 Founded 2005 (rebranded 2021) 📍 Yongsan-gu, Seoul 👤 Bang Si-hyuk 🏢 CEO: Park Ji-won
2005
Founded
10
Active Groups
1
Solo Artists
2
Past Acts
8
Sub-Labels
3,000+
Employees
₩2.18T
Revenue (2023)
About HYBE

HYBE (formerly Big Hit Entertainment) is South Korea's largest entertainment company by revenue and market cap. Founded in 2005 by acclaimed producer Bang Si-hyuk, it rose to global prominence through BTS and has since expanded via aggressive acquisitions. HYBE operates a multi-label structure with subsidiaries including Pledis Entertainment, Source Music, KOZ Entertainment, BELIFT LAB, and ADOR. The company went public on the KOSPI in October 2020 and rebranded in 2021 to reflect its evolution into a broader entertainment and technology platform. Its fan engagement app WEVERSE has over 80 million users worldwide.

Label Structure

HYBE operates through 8 labels.

HYBE Labels
BTS · TXT
Pledis Entertainment
SEVENTEEN
Source Music
LE SSERAFIM
ADOR
NewJeans
KOZ Entertainment
BOYNEXTDOOR · ZICO
BELIFT LAB
ENHYPEN · ILLIT
Off The Record
fromis_9
WakeOne
ZeroBaseOne
Active Artists

10 groups currently active under HYBE

BTS
Est. 2013 · 7 members · Hiatus
HYBE Labels Quizzes →
TXT
Est. 2019 · 5 members
HYBE Labels Quizzes →
SEVENTEEN
Est. 2015 · 13 members
Pledis Entertainment Quizzes →
ENHYPEN
Est. 2020 · 7 members
BELIFT LAB Quizzes →
LE SSERAFIM
Est. 2022 · 5 members
Source Music Quizzes →
NewJeans
Est. 2022 · 5 members
ADOR Quizzes →
BOYNEXTDOOR
Est. 2023 · 6 members
KOZ Entertainment Quizzes →
ILLIT
Est. 2024 · 5 members
BELIFT LAB Quizzes →
fromis_9
Est. 2018 · 9 members
Off The Record Quizzes →
ZeroBaseOne
Est. 2023 · 9 members
WakeOne Quizzes →
Solo Artists
ZICO Quizzes →
Company Timeline
2005
Founded as Big Hit Entertainment by producer Bang Si-hyuk
2010
2AM managed in joint venture with JYP Entertainment
2013
BTS debuts - the beginning of a new chapter for the company
2017
BTS wins Top Social Artist at Billboard Music Awards for the first time
2019
TXT debut; Pledis Entertainment acquired
2020
BTS' Dynamite hits No.1 on Billboard Hot 100; HYBE IPO on KOSPI
2021
Rebranded to HYBE; Source Music & Ithaca Holdings acquired for $1.05B USD
2022
ADOR founded; LE SSERAFIM and NewJeans debut
2023
BOYNEXTDOOR, ILLIT, and ZeroBaseOne debut
2024
Legal dispute with ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin over NewJeans management
Past & Disbanded Acts
Glam
2012 → 2014
NU'EST
2012 → 2022 · Via Pledis Entertainment
Key Facts
HYBE is South Korea's highest-valued entertainment company
BTS is the first Korean act to top the Billboard Hot 100
HYBE acquired Ithaca Holdings (Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande) for $1.05B in 2021
WEVERSE, HYBE's fan platform, has over 80 million users worldwide
BTS contributed an estimated $5B annually to the South Korean economy at their peak
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